Survey for parents and carers of grieving children

Take our new survey for parents and carers and tell us what you really think about the support available to grieving children and young people

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Help us change the future for grieving children and young people in the UK

If you’re a parent or carer of a grieving child or young person, Winston’s Wish wants to hear from you. We want to learn from your experiences and the grief support your child received. We want to understand the issues that matter most to you and what support really makes a difference. We want to find out what is working so we can do more and what is really not working so that we can change it for the better.

Want to help shape the future of support services for grieving children and young people? All you have to do is answer a few questions. Simply complete our 10-minute survey below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a £75 Love2Shop voucher.

TAKE THE SURVEY

Parent/Carer Survey 2025

(If you are completing the survey on a laptop, for questions where there is more than one answer, please hold the CTRL button and pick your options.)

1. Which of the following best describes you? (Please select all that apply)

Please expand on why you chose Other

2. What age was the child/children when they were first bereaved?(Select all that apply)

3. Who are they bereaved of?
(Select all that apply)

Please expand on why you chose Other

4. When was the bereavement?
(Select all that apply)

5. What level of education was the child/young person in when they were first bereaved?
(Select all that apply)

Please expand on why you chose Other

Bereavement Support

6. What do you consider to be bereavement support?

7. When seeking support for a bereaved child or young person, what are you looking for?
(Select all that apply)

7. Seeking support - Other

Would you like to expand on any of your answers in 7?

8. Thinking about interacting with a bereavement professional, which title feels most trustworthy and experienced to you?

8. Bereavement Professional - Other

9. Are there any barriers that prevent you from seeking grief support for the child or young person?
(Select all that apply)

9 Barriers - Other

Would you like to expand on any of your answers in 8?

10. What worries you most for the bereaved child or young person in your care?
(Select all that apply)

10 - Other

Would you like to expand on any of your answers in 9?

11. What are your biggest challenges or concerns as a bereaved parent/carer?
(Select all that apply)

11 - Other

Would you like to expand on any of your answers in 10?

Peer Support

12. Have you, or would you, attend parent peer support sessions?

If they mark Yes/Maybe on 11 show these questions

12.1 What would you hope to gain from participating in a peer support group?
(Select all that apply)

12.1 - Other

12.2 What topics would you like to discuss in support groups?
(Select all that apply)

12.2 - Other

12.3 Are there any barriers that might prevent you from attending a peer support group?
(Select all that apply)

12.3 - Other

12.4 What time of day would be most convenient for you to attend online support groups?
(Select all that apply)

12.4 - Other

12.5 What time of the week would be most convenient?

12.6 How frequently would you want to attend a support group?

12.6 - Other

12.7 Would you prefer to attend a closed group (set number of sessions) or drop-in groups?

12.7 - Other

Winston’s Wish provides free digital bereavement support to children and young people (up to age 25). Our digital services are delivered by trained bereavement professionals and are accessible to anyone with an internet connection, no matter how long ago the bereavement took place.

13.1 What do you consider to be the advantages of digital bereavement services?

13.2 What do you consider to be the disadvantages of digital bereavement services?

14. How should a digital bereavement support service demonstrate support for LGBTQ+ young people?
(Select all that apply)

14 - Other

15. How should a digital service demonstrate support for bereaved young people of different faiths?
(Select all that apply)

15 - Other

16. How should a digital service support young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities)?
(Select all that apply)

16 - Other

17. Had you heard of Winston’s Wish before today?
(Select all that apply)

About You

18. What is your gender?

19. Is your gender the same as assigned at birth?

20. What is your sexual orientation?
(Select one)

20 - Other

21. What is your ethnic group?

21 - Other

22. Do you identify with a specific religion?

22 - Other

23. How would you describe your belief system?

23 - Other

24. Which religion(s) do you identify with?

24 - Other/self defined

25. Do you have a disability or condition that impacts your daily activities?

26. Where do you live?

27. Where did you hear about this survey?

28. General Consent & Prize Entry

Would you like to receive more information about joining the Winston’s Wish peer support group, where you can meet and share experiences with parents of other bereaved children and young people?

Yes, please send me more informationNo, thank you

Winston’s Wish is in the process of creating a forum whereby parents can share feedback, opinions and experiences that will help us to shape the future of our services. Would you like to receive details of this forum?

Yes, please send me more informationNo, thank you

Hearing from Winston's Wish

We would like to share ways for you to stay connected with Winston’s Wish. This will include news of events and ways to support our work including fundraising and volunteering. You can opt out of these communications, should you wish, at any time.

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Email

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Post

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Phone

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Text Message

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